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Total waste generated per person in Germany

Germany generated 4,185 kg of waste per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2004.

Measure: Total waste generated per person Unit: Kilograms per person per year Data: 2004 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Germany, 2024 4,185 Kilograms per person per year
Change from 2022 −9.8% 2022: 4,638 kg per person
European Union, 2024 4,872 kg per personi (Source flag i) Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 4,166 kg per person Middle value of 26 countries
Position in 2024 17th of 35 See the full ranking

Total waste generated per person in Germany over time

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Kilograms per person per year. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total waste generated per person (kilograms per person per year), 2004 to 2024
Period GermanyEuropean Union
2024 4,185 kg per person 4,872 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2022 4,638 kg per person 4,955 kg per person
2020 4,824 kg per person 4,804 kg per person
2018 4,891 kg per person 5,242 kg per person
2016 4,858 kg per person 5,079 kg per person
2014 4,785 kg per person 5,070 kg per person
2012 4,576 kg per person 5,079 kg per person
2010 4,446 kg per person 5,011 kg per person
2008 4,540 kg per person 4,881 kg per person
2006 4,416 kg per person 5,214 kg per person
2004 4,412 kg per person 5,186 kg per person

Flags: i value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

  • The previous available figure was 4,638 kg per person in 2022, a change of −9.8%.
  • Since 2004, when it was 4,412 kg per person, the figure has changed by −5.1%.
  • Among the 35 countries with data for 2024, Germany has the 17th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 4,872 kg per person.

More for Germany

All statistics for Germany
Municipal waste generated per person 616 kg per person 2024 · Eurostat Recycling rate of municipal waste 69.0% 2024 · Eurostat Basic drinking water access 100.0% 2024 · World Bank Safely managed drinking water 99.9% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 99.2% 2024 · World Bank Level of water stress 35.4% 2022 · World Bank

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
env_wasgen · dataset details · view at source
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freq=A waste=TOTAL nace_r2=TOTAL_HH hazard=HAZ_NHAZ unit=KG_HAB
Observation period
2004 to 2024 for Germany
Provider update
28 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat